His manager was sending runners all day, trying his darnedest to light a spark for an offense in desperate need of one, and so when the Diamondbacks' Kelly Johnson saw Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman giving chase to a pop foul, his back to the infield, Johnson figured it was as good a time as any.

"It seemed like a good play," he said later, "to put some pressure on them."

Johnson tagged from third and raced home, but Freeman caught the soft pop-up, whirled and fired home, where catcher Brian McCann applied a tag to nail Johnson at the plate and end to top of the sixth inning.

It was perhaps the most frustrating moment in a day full of them for the Diamondbacks, who were swept and handed their fifth consecutive loss with Sunday's 1-0 blanking by Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.

Aside from the play at the plate, there also was a line drive turned into a double play. There was a decent pitch that was hit for the game's only run. There were golden opportunities squandered.